I've been having such fun with the weekly Yarn Along, I decided to join in with Julie for her new Sewing Bee! Although I don't sew as much as I knit, I have been having fun discovering the joy of sewing, and the satisfaction of repurposing, whenever I can.
I found a great linen tea towel at the thrift store a while back, and brought it home full of joy. It was too lovely, though, to use as a tea towel, but I was determined to find a practical purpose that would still let me appreciate the embroidery and the colours and the crunchy linen. My solution was a tea cozy - I cut two elongated half circles from the towel, and two more from a red fleece I had in my fabric stash, then sewed them together, with a little red ribbon pull on top. I know I have seen something very similar to this in a sewing book, but I'm not sure where - perhaps Bend the Rules Sewing?
cute!!
Posted by: Tracy | February 10, 2011 at 03:07 PM
That's so cute!!
Posted by: Carrie#K | February 10, 2011 at 04:52 PM
It is very sweet!
Posted by: milkymumma | February 11, 2011 at 02:59 AM
What a gorgeous find! You know I love red in a kitchen. :) Great way to make it useful...
Posted by: S/V Mari Hal-O-Jen | February 11, 2011 at 12:40 PM
very cute! i love the mushrooms - so cheerful!
Posted by: amanda | February 16, 2011 at 03:03 PM